Improvement in harvester-rakes



MILLER HARVESTBR RAKE.

No. 104,483. Patented June 21, 1870.

m 111 am} I To all whom it may concern parts.

, fi ment WILLIAMWAsHINGTO MILLER, or ZD-IONISVILLE, INDIANA.

Letters Patent No. 104,483, dated June 21, 1870.

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'IheScheflule referred to in'thes e Letters Patent and making part of the name I Be it known that I, WILLIAM WASHINGTON MIL- LER, of Zionsville, in the county of Boone and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Raking Attachment for Harvesters; and. I do herebydeclare that the following is a' full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use thesaine, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification.

Figure I is a rear view of the frame-work of a har vester, to which my improveinenthas been attached.

broken away to show the construction. V

Figure?) is a detail sectional view of the same, taken through the line a; x, fig.- 1. v Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding Figure 2 is a top view of thesame, part being Myinvention relates to improvement in the raking attachment of harvesters, and consists in the arrangement of a parts, as hereinafter specified.

A represents the frame-work;*

G, the cutter-barf and D, the guard or separator of the harvester, about theconstruction of which parts there. is nothing new.

'The platform upon which .the cut gra-in falls is formed of longitudinal bars, slats, or rods, E, which may be of any desired breadth. V y r 11 are rods, placed at a little distance. below the bars or platform E, and, the ends of which are secnrely connected with the said platform F, to' form ways for the rake to slide back and forth upon.

The rake is formed by attaching fingers, G, to a rod, H, which works in a bearing attached to the bar 1,. which slides back and forth upon the ways or rods 1*,

The bases or lower ends of the fingers-G are made heavy, to raise the said fingers into and hold them in an erect position when left free, and with a shoulder to rest against the underside of the bar orcarriagc I, to prevent them from being pushed back by the resistance of the grain while being swept from the platform I].

To the inner end of the bar. or carriage I is attached, or upon it is formed, a T or' cross-head, J to one end or arm of which is attached the end of the strap or chain K, which passes along the rear edge of the cutter-bar O, and the other end of which is at tached to the pulley or drum L, which is made with a flange upon its lower edge, .or upon both edges, to keep the strap or chain in place upon it.

, L The pulley or drum L is attached to the lower end of a vertical shaft, M, the ends or journals of which work in bearings in the arms or brackets N attached to the frame-work A of the machinc.'

To the upper part of the shaft M is attached a small flanged pulley or drum, 0, to which is attached and around which is wound a strap or chain, P, which may be passed aroundguide-pulleys, if necessary, and the other end of which is attached to the free end of the lever Q; I The other end of the lever Q is pivoted to some suitable support attached to the frame-work A of the machine. v

The free endot the lever Q,-to which thestrap 1* is attached, rests upon a slide, 12-, attached to. the frame A, and which has a stop formed upon or attached'to its inner end, to prevent the'lever'Q from being drawn too far back.

The lever Q may have a foot rest attached to it, for the convenience of the driver in operating the said lever-from his seat S.

To the other end or arm of the T or'cross-head J is attached the end of the strap T, the other end. of which is wound around and. attached to a hollow drum, which revolves upon a small shaft rigidly attached to arms, brackets, or plats attached to the outer. side of the guard or separator D.

Within the drum Uis placed a coiled spring, V, one end of which is attached to the said drum, and its other end'to. the said shaft. The drumU is en cased, to prevent its movements being clogged by the rain.

6 By this construction the rake is'drawn Iorward, to

sweep the grain from the platform, by operating. the

lever Q, which operation winds up the'coilcd' spring V in the drutnU, the nncoiling of which spring draws ithe' rake back, ready to sweep oil another gavel.

' lv W is a plate or box, one or more ofwhich may he used, and which is attached to the rear edge of'the cutter-bar O, or to the platform E. The rear edge of the plate or box \V, at its outer end, is inclined, as shown in fig. 2, and upon said rear edge, near its other orinncr end, is formed a, notch or fork, as shown in-fig..2. l

By this construction, as the rake is drawn inward to sweep the grain from the platform, the tooth of the rake slidesalong the inclined rear edge of the; plate or boxW, and is thus moved slightlyto the rearward. As the rake is drawn hackafter discharging the gavel, the tooth strikes the notch or fork'of the plate W,,and the teeth are turnoddown into and held in a horizontal position while moving back, so as to pass beneath the grain falling upon the platform;

X are fingers or guide-rods, attached to the inner side of the guard I), to prevent any grain from falling in the rear of the rake.

Having thus described'my invention, I claim as .new and desire to secure by. Letters. Patent- I 'The arrangement, with the platform A, of plate 7, rods'E F, rake G H 1, bands K F, spring V, shalt M, and lever Q, snbstantially,as shown anddcscribed. 

